Quick question on planter drainage

vivaladiva

Hi all

I have just bought a couple of Haxnicks herb and strawberry planters and they mention using gravel or other suitable drainage material in the bottom.

Any ideas what I can use? I don't fancy buying an expensive small bag of gravel and don't have any broken plantpots.

TIA

tanith

Any broken china from the kitchen or garden stones , broken bricks.. my dad even used the packing material you get in parcels.. white foamy things I don't know what they are called...

mazinmouse

broken up polystyrene from packing or plant containers is good and also if the pot is quite heavy it doesn't add any extra weight.